Peer to Peer
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Based on Dr. Jo Shaprio's program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, both St. Luke's Treasure Valley and Saint Alphonsus Health System have established similar solutions for their medical staff. Confidential, personal outreach and support to providers involved in a significant or adverse event without fear of disclosure.
Peer Supporters are your colleagues who are trained and can confidentially reach out and provide support as someone who has “been there” to combat the stress associated with those events or patient situations. They are available at any time for clinicians feeling distress from any cause. They are not counselors but can refer you to other resources to assist you if you want to go further. These programs run confidentially by each hospital's medical staff by-laws under Idaho Peer Review statutes and court rules, which prohibit disclosure. Additionally, both hospitals assert that only encounters are logged and not participant names. |
It will never happen to me. But then it does. You want to talk with somebody who has been there!Free Physician Psychiatric Support - This national hotline started during COVID-19 and is staffed exclusively by volunteer psychiatrist. 1-888-409-0141 Physician Support Line
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Saint Alphonsus Contact: Guillermo Guzman-Trevino
Guillermo.GuzmanTrevino@saintalphonsus.org
St. Luke's Treasure Valley Contact: Ben Godfrey
(208) 381-1111 (anonymous help line)
TVwellness@slhs.org (monitored by St. Luke's Medical Staff Office)
www.stlukesonline.org/for-employees/employee-mental-health-and-well-being-support
Guillermo.GuzmanTrevino@saintalphonsus.org
St. Luke's Treasure Valley Contact: Ben Godfrey
(208) 381-1111 (anonymous help line)
TVwellness@slhs.org (monitored by St. Luke's Medical Staff Office)
www.stlukesonline.org/for-employees/employee-mental-health-and-well-being-support
The American Medical Association now has a StepsFoward module on how to set-up a Peer-to-Peer program in your institution.